Day: November 5, 2025

Sherrill achieves an unusual feat for a party that’s already occupied the governor’s seat for two consecutive terms.

Election day live updates: Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral race – BBC News  bbc.com/news/live/cg51m5emnm…
Mike Johnson, the speaker of the House, describes Mamdani as a “true extremist and Marxist”.
“[His] election cements the Democrat Party’s transformation to a radical, big-government socialist party,” he says.

— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Nov 5, 2025

Democrats won two governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey, victories they call a rejection of President Trump’s policies and a sign that economic issues are resonating with voters. New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as its first Muslim mayor, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in a race that drew record voter turnout. And California voters approved a new congressional map that could give Democrats up to five more House seats in next year’s midterms. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter. Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Larry Kaplow, Acacia Squires, Miguel Macias, Ben Swasey, Mohamad ElBardicy and Martha Ann Overland. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Mamdani has been highly critical of ICE, calling it “a rogue agency, one that has no interest in laws, no interest in order.”